seatbelts!

I must get seatbelts fitted in Dot.Com. As it's a 1962 PA there are no belts. Can anyone help with any suggestions? By the way, I've had the roof expertly thatched with snow..looks quite good although I have a feeling that Dot.Com's grin is slightly turned down at the edges.
Has anyone noticed that Rootes vehicles usually have a grin designed into them...or is it me and the scotch in unison that thinks this?
 
Are there any mounting points in the door pillars?

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I can recommend the guys at the Quickfit Safety Belt Services http://www.quickfitsbs.com/ they have a department dedicated to classic vehicles.

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Peggy's got an MOT !!! (not a lie)
 
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Hi John, yes it was jag belts in fontaine, the reels were mounted on a piece of angle and triple bolted to the body. the stalks mounted near the back of the engine lid. the shoulder mount was a plate with a threaded boss welded on that mounted to the two existing bolts.
Its not hard if you have a drill, some basic fabrication/welding gear and a 7/16 unf tap.
With sybhils bench seat we found the standard belts only just long enough, so some longer stalks would be useful. The middle lap strap came from the rear of a peugeot 106 and mounts on the existing points.
Have a look at the fontaine pics to clarify things.


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Being 1975 our Hunny already had mountpoints but the actual belts were totally shot, so I replaced the driver and passenger belts with some new Securon inertias.

They do a whole variety of configurations and can be picked up quite inexpensively on the internet - here's a quick reference of their options ;

http://www.securon.co.uk/seatbelts_layouts.htm

To my mind their more common 500/30 option has 30cm stalks which are too short for the Commer, so I've used 500/45 (45cm stalks) which works much better (although perhaps a shade too long, if only they did 500/40 !)

For our centre seat I've picked up an inertia lap belt 2220/15, the buckle option was irrelevant as none are suitable for the Commer. Instead I've picked up a spare 45cm stalk to use with this belt instead. I've not yet fitted this arrangement but it offers up OK but might require some custom mounts, however Securon make some strengthening plates which are essentially like very large rectangular washers and act to spread the load.

Ideally I'd prefer a full seatbelt in the middle but that's very unlikely although some modern cars I note have a roof mounted seatbelt loop to facilitate this ...

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Has anyone noticed that Rootes vehicles usually have a grin designed into them...or is it me and the scotch in unison that thinks this?

Definately on the Commer at least ! Although with the air intake smaller than the grill the look is more of surprise [:0] than a grin :D. I wonder what difference it would make if the panelwork behind the grill was painted black to look like a larger intake hole ?
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'Hunny' our Commer Hi-Tor by TorCars
 
Thanks for the securon recommendation Paul; was it a straighforward bolt in? Is the belt long enough for the larger gentleman?

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Fitting them couldn't have been simpler John, provided the Commer already has the mountpoints.

These Securon kits come with various bolts, spacers, locking washers and sprung washers etc to suit a variety of installations - it's just a read of the the instructions and a some thought of what bolts/spacers etc to use on the Commer to ensure a secure and non-obstructed seatbelt operation.

As to the 'larger gentleman' requirement, depending of the exact length of that 'piece of string' ;) I would provisionally say 'yes' but handily the Securon link provides details on the length of webbing available on each option.


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'Hunny' our Commer Hi-Tor by TorCars
 
Thanks everyone for your help and apologies for not replying sooner. I have been away from the internetical gogglebox for a few days. I doubt I'll fit a belt in the central seat as it looks as though it's possible to be charged with assault of a personal nature by people of female persuasion when changing from first to second and from third to top.
 
Or......."How was that for you?"

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